Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things

"Sister, shall we go out for dinner tonight?" Qin Jingru pulled Qin Huairu's sleeve.

"Qin Jingru, you think you are great just because you have some money, right? You still want to go out for dinner?" Qin Huairu glared, "Shao Wen goes out for dinner, that's socializing... How can we two women go out for dinner?"

"Where did you go?" Qin Jingru said anxiously, "Shao Wen is going to marry Yu Haitang, so we have to buy some things."

"That's right." Qin Huairu's tone slowed down a little, "Then let's go back early and arrange Lei Dali and the others first... Shao Wen is not here, it's not appropriate for us to have dinner with them."

"Yeah."

Qin Jingru nodded, glanced at Lin Shaowen who was talking to Director Yang in the distance, and sighed faintly.

In fact, she sometimes thought that with Lin Shaowen's medical skills, they would live well even if they returned to the countryside. But Qin Huairu told him that if they returned to the countryside, their children would have rural household registration in the future, and it would be difficult for them to come to the city again.

This is the most important reason why she gave in.

In the evening.

Lin Shaowen rode his bike with Yu Haitang to a tube building. Although it is called a building, it actually does not even have a kitchen. Cooking has to be done in the corridor. It is nothing like the family compound of the Ministry of Industry.

Yu Haitang lives on the second floor, with two bedrooms and a living room, less than 60 square meters.

She and Yu Li have lived in the same room since they were young. It was not until Yu Li got married that she had her own room for the first time.

"Uncle Zhang, Aunt Li..."

"Haitang is back."

Many people greeted her with a smile.

Lin Shaowen carried a lot of things and followed her with a smile on his face.

Nervous? Not at all.

I have met the parents three times, no... to be exact, four times.

"Is that Haitang's boyfriend?"

"Tsk, he's well-dressed and looks like a cadre."

"Go, how old is he? Have you ever seen such a young cadre?"

...

These days, what people like most is to watch the fun.

Yu Haitang has been beautiful since she was a child, and many people want her to be their daughter-in-law, but Yu Haitang is too picky, and ordinary people don't even say a word to her, let alone meet her.

"Mom and Dad, why are you coming down?"

Yu Haitang saw two people rushing up to greet her before she reached the stairs.

"Hello, Director Lin." Yu Aiqiao shouted nervously.

"What? Director?"

Many neighbors who were watching the fun were shocked. Although the director is divided into the chief and deputy, and the factory is divided into large and small factories, he is at least a section-level cadre, right?

"Uncle, don't call me that, just call me Xiao Lin." Lin Shaowen said politely.

"Then... I'm too confident." Yu Aiqiao took the gift from him and said with a smile, "The food is ready, let's talk at home."

"Yeah."

Lin Shaowen agreed and followed him.

"Xiaohua, is this Haitang's boyfriend?" Someone pulled Yu Haitang's mother.

"Not boyfriend, they've already got the marriage certificate." Wang Xiaohua said with a smile.

"Married?"

Everyone was shocked.

How come the neighbors didn't know about such a big thing.

"Haitang's husband is a senior cadre, so it's not a big deal..."

Wang Xiaohua was about to show off, but was pulled away by Yu Haitang.

"Mom, why are you telling them this?" Yu Haitang said unhappily.

"My son-in-law is the factory director, can't he let others know?" Wang Xiaohua said dissatisfiedly.

"Deputy Director." Yu Haitang threatened, "Don't talk nonsense outside. Shaowen is now being evaluated as an associate professor at the Medical University. If you affect his future, I... I will never come back."

"My dear, associate professor?"

Wang Xiaohua was stunned.

In her impression, professors are all old men with gray beards.

Yu's home.

Lin Shaowen sat on a stool, took out a cigarette and handed it to Yu Aiqiao, "Uncle, I heard from my friend that you work in a printing factory?"

"Hey, a fourth-level worker."

Yu Aiqiao took the cigarette with both hands.

The salary of a fourth-level worker is 48.5 yuan, which is quite good.

Yan Bugui's salary of only more than 30 yuan is enough to support a family of five.

"Yeah, not bad." Lin Shaowen nodded with a smile. When he saw Yu Haitang and Wang Xiaohua coming in, he said softly, "You should also know that my parents left when I was young, so I negotiated my marriage by myself."

"Hey, if you have any request, you and I will do it." Yu Aiqiao whispered.

? ? ?

Lin Shaowen looked at Yu Aiqiao in confusion. What is this?

"Dad, what are you talking about?"

Yu Haitang blushed and pulled Yu Aiqiao.

"Ahem... No, Director Lin, I don't have any request here, youJust be nice to Haitang in the future." Yu Aiqiao blushed and said embarrassedly.

Wang Xiaohua didn't dare to say anything.

The main reason was that Lin Shaowen's aura was too strong. He was a department-level cadre in his twenties, and he was half a level higher than the director of Yu Aiqiao's printing factory.

Lin Shaowen pondered for a while, then took out an envelope from his pocket, "Then I will give the betrothal gift first. As for watches, bicycles and so on, I will take Haitang to buy them tomorrow. What do you think?"

"Lin... Xiaolin, we don't have to spend so much money." Wang Xiaohua said anxiously, "Your yard is not far from the steel mill. It's only half an hour's walk. Haitang is a girl, why should she ride a bicycle?"

Yu Haitang lowered her head and didn't dare to answer.

"These are all as they should be." Lin Shaowen smiled, "I have a sewing machine and a radio at home... If Haitang doesn't like it, we can buy another set. "

"Enough, enough, these are enough." Wang Xiaohua was a little frightened, "As long as you live a good life, nothing else matters."

"Then you put away the betrothal gifts and we'll have dinner?" Lin Shaowen asked tentatively.

"This..."

Wang Xiaohua glanced at Yu Aiqiao, who nodded silently. She put the envelope away, but just as she held it in her hand, she felt that the thickness was not right, but she couldn't open it in front of Lin Shaowen.

"Xiao Lin, my family is average, and there is no good wine... You can drink it as you can."

Yu Aiqiao was very embarrassed holding the Fenjiu in his hand.

"Dad, let's drink the wine Shaowen brought. "

Yu Haitang said as he put two bottles of Moutai on the table.

"It's okay, just drink Fenjiu, I'm not picky about wine..."

Lin Shaowen smiled and waved his hand.

Yu Aiqiao silently put Fenjiu on the table and opened a bottle of Moutai.

Having such a domineering son-in-law, the pressure is too great.

Lin Shaowen saw this and didn't say anything, just smiled and clinked glasses with him, and then made an appointment to pick up Yu Haitang on the 7th of next month.

Yu Aiqiao nodded hurriedly, and didn't say much, just kept pouring wine for Lin Shaowen, but didn't dare to persuade him.

So, the meal was finished in this awkward mood.

Yu Haitang wanted to go back with Lin Shaowen, but was stopped by Wang Xiaohua, saying that she also wanted to discuss "matters related to marriage."